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Colombo HC rejects request to lift freeze order on Keheliya's bank account

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The Colombo High Court has rejected a request made by the attorneys of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to lift the order freezing his bank account in the parliamentary bran... Read More


Deadline for placing deposits for LG Elections ends today

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Election Commission has announced that the process for placing deposits for the Local Government Elections is scheduled to conclude at 12:00 noon today (19). The commission... Read More


Public Security Minister makes statement after ex-IGP Deshabandu's surrender

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, made a special statement in Parliament today (19) regarding former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who surr... Read More


Suspect arrested with 29kg of heroin in Dikwella

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has arrested a 42-year-old individual in Urugamuwa, Dikwella, on charges of possession of around 29 kilograms of heroin. The heroin, estimated... Read More


Speaker bans live broadcast of MP Archchuna's speeches in parliament

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, has announced a ban on the live broadcast of Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna's statements on audiovisual and social ... Read More


Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command to visit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Embassy of the United States in Colombo announced that the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, will visit Colombo from March 19... Read More


PM Harini calls for urgent boost in women's participation in national economy

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized the urgent need to increase women's participation in the economic sector, both globally and in Sri Lanka. She made these remark... Read More


Former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon appears before court

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has appeared before the Matara Magistrate's Court this morning (19), sources told Ada Derana. The Matara Magis... Read More


16-hour water cut in Katana today

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply will be suspended for 16 hours in several areas of Katana North today (19). According t... Read More


Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation conducted in the n... Read More